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Botswana vs Nauru: tax rates compared

Botswana has an income tax rate of 25%, 5pp above Nauru's 20%. The 200-country average is 28%: both sit below it. Botswana's figure is dated 2026-01-09 and Nauru's 2023-07-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Verified data covers four of the six tracked tax types for both countries; every rate below is cited to its source and dated.

At a glance

0102030405060Income20%25%Corporate22%25%VAT0%14%Wealth Tax0%
four shared taxes, side by side
Tax BW NRDifference
Income Tax25%20%BW +5 pp
Corporate Tax22%25%NR +3 pp
VAT14%0%BW +14 pplargest gap
Wealth Tax0%0%match

Income Tax

Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Botswana25%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Botswana (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-01-09
Nauru20%Source: Nauru Revenue Office, Ministry of Finance — Tax Rates (1 July 2023 - 30 June 2024) · as of 2023-07-01
Difference+5 ppBotswana higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Botswana22%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Nauru25%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference−3 ppNauru higher

Nauru has a corporate tax rate of 25%, 3pp above Botswana's 22%. The 201-country average is 22.6%: Botswana sits below it, Nauru sits above it.

VAT

VAT, side by side
CountryRateSource
Botswana14%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Botswana (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-09
Nauru0%Source: Department of Finance, Republic of Nauru — NRO administered legislation · as of 2026-07-19
Difference+14 ppBotswana higher

Botswana has a VAT rate of 14%, 14pp above Nauru's 0%. The 181-country average is 15%: both sit below it.

Wealth Tax

Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Botswana0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Net wealth/worth tax rates (quick chart) · as of 2026-01-09
Nauru0%Source: Department of Finance, Republic of Nauru — NRO administered legislation · as of 2026-07-18
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

Botswana and Nauru share the same wealth tax rate: 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it.

Not covered for both countries yet: Capital Gains Tax, Crypto Tax.